"Just as the mirror should be more polished than the gazer, so should the teacher be more brilliant than the pupil." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra
"Blessed is the son who studies with his father, and blessed is the father who teaches his son." ~~ Talmud
"The best of poems is that which men of intelligence are content with and the people understand." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra
"You cannot liken the self-taught man to the schooled." ~~ Talmud, Ketubot
"For learning, the ear is more useful than the eye." ~~ Gerondi
"Happy is the man who devotes his time to study, and he who resists temptation." ~~ The Slonimer Rabbi
"A teacher who surrenders the respect due to him is no longer respected." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin
"A scholar who fears not sin is as a craftsman without his tools." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan
"Let your children’s tutor be constantly in your house, and pay him liberally." ~~ Elijah Gaon
"The real guardians of a state are the teachers." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Hagigah 1:7
"The crown of a good name is greater than the crown of learning." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 3:13
"Education is an unfinished symphony." ~~ Aranne